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Irelia vs Katarina

Irelia
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Katarina
Analyze a draft with Irelia
Countered by stasisHeavy AP damageHigh burstDive threat

You are stronger early. Look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Katarina

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Irelia: Blade of The Ruined King, Hullbreaker, Death's Dance, Plated Steelcaps, Wit's End, Kraken Slayer, Guardian Angel, B. F. Sword.

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Blade of The Ruined King
1
Hullbreaker
2
Death's Dance
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Wit's End
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot79%
ExhaustFlash13%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Wit's End
Kraken Slayer
Guardian Angel
B. F. Sword
Terminus
Randuin's Omen
Endless Hunger
75.0% WR8 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Last StandLast Stand
InspirationInspiration
Triple TonicTriple Tonic
Jack Of All TradesJack Of All Trades
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Katarina's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Voracity (P)

Whenever an enemy champion dies that Katarina has damaged recently, her remaining ability cooldowns are dramatically reduced.If Katarina picks up a Dagger, she uses it to slash through all nearby enemies, dealing magic damage.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
311s15s12s–
69s15s12s1m15
97s14s12s1m15
117s13s12s1m
167s11s10s45s
187s11s8s45s

Playing as Irelia

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Mark your target before you dash

    Mark your targets with Flawless Duet (E) or Vanguard's Edge (R) before Bladesurge (Q): if the target is Unsteady or dies to it, its cooldown resets.

  2. Stack your passive before trading

    Before a trade, hit minions with Bladesurge (Q) to stack Ionian Fervor (passive): each stack gives attack speed, and at max stacks your autos hit harder.

  3. Catch your target between blades

    Place the two blades of Flawless Duet (E) on either side of your target: only enemies caught between them are stunned.

  4. Tank burst with Defiant Dance

    Use Defiant Dance (W) to absorb a burst: you take less damage while charging, and the longer you hold it, the harder the release hits.

Playing against Katarina

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Stay away from her daggers

    Stay away from her daggers on the ground: when she picks one up, Voracity (passive) hits every nearby enemy, and Shunpo (E) lets her blink to it.

  2. Trade after her Shunpo

    Trade right after Shunpo (E): it's her only blink, and it has a 12 to 8 second cooldown, less if she picks up a dagger.

  3. Save your CC for her Lotus

    If you have CC, save it for Death Lotus (R): it's a channel, and interrupting it stops its damage.

  4. Don't count on your healing

    Don't count on your healing during Death Lotus (R): each knife applies Grievous Wounds, which reduces healing received.

Other Irelia matchups

Patch 16.21.1